Rider's Almanac Blog

D Line construction contract awarded

Posted by John Komarek | Feb. 10, 2021

On Feb. 10, the Metropolitan Council awarded a $26.1 million contract to Thomas and Sons Construction Inc. for construction of the METRO D Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. “This project is another step towards Metro Transit’s commitment to [...]

Bicycle

Alert staff get stolen bike back in right hands

Posted by Laura Baenen | Feb. 5, 2021

Some alert Metro Transit staffers are being praised for their help reuniting a man with his stolen bike. In January, the man's bike was taken when he briefly left it unlocked while inside a Richfield store. A photo of the missing bike on the [...]

Community Public Art

On buses and at shelters, artists seek to bring ‘hope and happiness’

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 21, 2021

Artists Melodee Strong, left, and Timi Bliss, right, with their shelter artwork. When Timi Bliss wrote and illustrated her books “In Search of the Gingerbread Man” and “In Search of the Sandman,” she put her granddaughter Charlie at the [...]

Bus Maintenance

Maintenance teams exceed annual performance goals

Posted by John Komarek | Jan. 19, 2021

Heywood Mechanic Technician Dan Aasen with a rarely used tow vehicle. Metro Transit’s bus and rail maintenance departments beat annual goals that measure how frequently in-service buses and trains need to be fixed last year. Buses traveled [...]

COVID-19

In This Together: TCC Supervisor Maureen Perryman

Posted by Drew Kerr | Jan. 13, 2021

Across the organization, our work has been changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. These "In This Together" Q&As illustrate how we're adapting both on and off the clock. Read more interviews here. How has the pandemic changed your day-to-day [...]